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of the Museum ; and shall have power to purchase, sell and ex- 

 change specimens and books, to employ agents, to regulate the 

 manner and terms of exhibiting the Museum to the public, and 

 generally to carry out in detail the directions of the Trustees ; but 

 the Executive Committee shall not incur any expense or liability 

 for the Museum exceeding two thousand dollars at one time, or 

 exceeding, in all, ten thousand dollars, in the interval between the 

 quarterly meetings of the Trustees, without the express sanction 

 of the Trustees. 



ARTICLE VII. 



The Auditing Committee shall consist of three, and it shall be 

 their duty to examine and certify all' bills presented against the 

 Corporation ; and no bills shall be paid unless first approved in 

 writing by at least two members of this Committee. 



ARTICLE VIII. 

 The Finance Committee shall consist of three, including the 

 Treasurer, and it shall be their duty to take charge of and invest 

 the funds of the Museum in its name, and to take all proper 

 measures to provide means for its support. 



ARTICLE IX. 

 A majority of the Trustees for the time being shall constitute a 

 quorum for the transaction of business, but five Trustees meeting- 

 may adjourn and transact current business, subject to the subse- 

 quent approval of a meeting at which a quorum shall be present. 



ARTICLE X. 



By-Laws may from time to time be made by the Trustees, pro- 

 viding for the care and management of the property of the 

 Corporation, and for the government of its affairs. 



Such By-Laws, when once adopted, may be amended at any 

 meeting of the Trustees, by a vote of a majority of those present, 

 after a month's notice in writing of such proposed amendment. 



ARTICLE XL 



The contribution of $1000 or more to the funds of the Museum, 

 at one time, shall entitle the person giving the same to be a Patron 



